22 Gifts and Toys for 1-Year-Old Boys

If the boy on your list slaps tabletops for noise, a Hape Magic Touch piano gives those swats real keys to land on.

Flat-handed smacking is how he makes music at this stage, and every smack here comes out as a note. The racket he bangs out becomes the breakfast song while you pour coffee.

A Fisher-Price Corn Popper car fits a baby boy who shoves his blocks away and then crawls after them.

Letting things go and fetching them back is his favorite routine, and this vehicle is his to nudge away. The prize he recaptures stays clutched in his fist until he sends it off again.

A barnyard puzzle suits a one-year-old boy who points at every animal in his picture books and wants to hold them.

Those creatures now come off the page and into his fist, each one lifted by its own knob. The ones he pulls loose end up in a row along the rug, waiting to go back home.

When the boy on your list covers his eyes to vanish, a GUND Peek-a-Boo bear gives that game a furry face.

At his age, a face that disappears and returns is the whole joke, and small fists squeeze plush easily.

Wriggling mid-story, a toddler boy gets a board book of pet families with dots to push and pop.

Hold it open on the sofa and let him press along. On a long car ride, he can pop the dots by himself from his car seat.

At the changing table, a teething baby boy who grabs anything within reach can gnaw on this octopus instead of the wipes.

Every grab heads straight to his mouth now, so a teether that also rattles matches what his hands already do. Pass it over before you unfasten the diaper so he has something to shake and chew.

For a baby boy who hoards toys in both fists, Little People classroom figures give him a whole class to carry around.

Stand the characters along the edge of a low shelf, then let him sweep them into a basket. Name each figure as he hands it to you, then pass it back for another turn.

During daycare drop-off, a toddler who shouts for Rubble whenever PAW Patrol comes on can squeeze a pup of his own.

The character he cheers for on the show sits in his arms, a familiar face to clutch at the door. His pup stays tucked under his arm through the goodbye wave.

A baby boy who shoves his trucks across the rug in sweeps can push pieces along a Melissa & Doug maze.

At his age, moving things by hand is the whole game, and each piece here keeps to its track.

A soft taco makes sense for a baby boy who drags every pot and lid out of the kitchen cupboards.

That urge to empty things finds a place here, since every piece he tugs loose goes into the shell again. In the grocery cart seat, hand him each filling to stuff inside while you shop.

This Baby Einstein Curiosity Table gives a new walker who hauls himself up on chairs his own place to stand and fiddle.

Hoisting himself upright is his proudest new move, and this lets his hands stay busy while his legs still wobble. The same workbench carries on at floor level whenever he plops onto the rug.

Every rolling thing draws a crawling one-year-old boy after it, so a HABA rainbow ball gives him his own to chase.

HABA rates it for 6 to 24 months, which covers the stretch when his hands fling whatever they find. Whatever he brings back ends up tucked under his chin while he picks where to toss it next.

Across the kitchen tiles while you unload the dishwasher, a new crawler can nudge the Bright Starts monkey and scramble after it.

Covering ground on all fours is his newest pastime, and this target moves off with each tap. Its rolling body ends up under the table, ready for his next tap.

Pooh Bear belongs on the stroller of a busy passenger who leans out to swipe at every dog and leaf on walks.

Those restless hands want something of their own to grab, and a storybook face within arm's length gives them one.

The crawler on your list who moves on from every rattle within a minute needs a gift that keeps changing.

Baby Einstein's Go Opus Go packs several kinds of fun together, so something fresh waits whenever his attention drifts. His chosen setting stays out on the living room rug for the next round.

A baby boy who flips every rattle upside down to find out what's inside can hear beads patter from end to end.

The Hape Beaded Raindrops gives that upside-down habit a sound he controls with each slow flip. While you fold laundry, prop him against a pillow and let him roll it from hand to hand.

Bright Starts' Oball rattle car is made for a keen truck spotter who waves at each one that rumbles past.

Wheels on the street are his favorite sight, and this one he can clutch, wave and send across the rug.